Cantique : not earthly first, ye Seek pleasure

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first. pleasure,
Fading measure
Seek the ye that treasure,
But Seek earthly no joy love first, knows ye not and failing

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first, longings, earth’s not Seek first. requirings
Seek desirings,
But soul’s precious aspirings,
Ceaseless your vain ye ye

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ye need all and blessing;
Ye God’s first. have this Him sin first confessing,
Seek Seek if your and possessing;
Come, peace

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when Him life then your this first. heaven,
Let forgiven,
Pardoned, first, the of Him be Seek with to peace given:
Seek

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to pure lowly;
Yielded holy;
Like first. Seek His and this first—Be wholly:
Seek Master, meek and this the service

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to bring coming the them,
Seek the of His Jesus them:
Seek first. kingdom;
Seek Seek this around souls win Christ to to

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sure, ye relying,
Seek promise His Seek first, first. need Him things, this is on all trying;
It supplying.
Heavenly

not earthly first, ye Seek pleasure